Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $20.5 billion in 2023
In 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 63 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 7,403 | $1,894,625,451 | $255,927 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 14,806 | $2,830,980,341 | $191,205 |
| Top 3% | 38% | 22,210 | $3,509,299,097 | $158,005 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 29,613 | $4,017,796,090 | $135,677 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 37,017 | $4,426,379,480 | $119,577 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 44,420 | $4,776,574,902 | $107,532 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 51,823 | $5,083,680,661 | $98,097 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 59,227 | $5,355,183,697 | $90,418 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 66,630 | $5,597,667,724 | $84,011 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 74,034 | $5,816,439,124 | $78,564 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 81,437 | $6,014,736,404 | $73,858 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 88,840 | $6,195,733,562 | $69,740 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 96,244 | $6,361,933,676 | $66,102 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 103,647 | $6,515,091,698 | $62,858 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 111,051 | $6,656,620,474 | $59,942 |
| Top 16% | 74% | 118,454 | $6,788,087,559 | $57,306 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 125,857 | $6,910,592,402 | $54,908 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 133,261 | $7,025,076,336 | $52,717 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 140,664 | $7,132,275,920 | $50,704 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 148,068 | $7,232,927,142 | $48,849 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 592,272 | $1,936,017,434 | $3,269 |
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